1885 Providence Grays | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Messer Street Grounds |
City | Providence, Rhode Island |
Owner | C. T. Gardner |
Manager | Frank Bancroft |
After the team's success in 1884, things went downhill for the 1885 Providence Grays . The team dropped in the standings, finishing 30 games back in fourth place and attendance fell drastically. After the season, the club's directors sold all the remaining players to the Boston Beaneaters and folded the team.
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Stockings | 87 | 25 | 0.777 | — | 42–14 | 45–11 |
New York Giants | 85 | 27 | 0.759 | 2 | 51–10 | 34–17 |
Philadelphia Quakers | 56 | 54 | 0.509 | 30 | 29–26 | 27–28 |
Providence Grays | 53 | 57 | 0.482 | 33 | 31–20 | 22–37 |
Boston Beaneaters | 46 | 66 | 0.411 | 41 | 24–34 | 22–32 |
Detroit Wolverines | 41 | 67 | 0.380 | 44 | 29–23 | 12–44 |
Buffalo Bisons | 38 | 74 | 0.339 | 49 | 19–34 | 19–40 |
St. Louis Maroons | 36 | 72 | 0.333 | 49 | 23–33 | 13–39 |
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Team | BSN | BUF | CHI | DTN | NYG | PHI | PRV | STM | |||||||||
Boston | — | 10–6 | 2–14 | 7–9 | 3–13 | 7–9 | 9–7 | 8–8–1 | |||||||||
Buffalo | 6–10 | — | 0–16 | 11–5 | 1–15 | 5–11 | 3–13 | 12–4 | |||||||||
Chicago | 14–2 | 16–0 | — | 15–1 | 6–10 | 11–5 | 11–5 | 14–2–1 | |||||||||
Detroit | 9–7 | 5–11 | 1–15 | — | 4–12 | 7–9 | 6–9 | 9–4 | |||||||||
New York | 13–3 | 15–1 | 10–6 | 12–4 | — | 11–5 | 12–4 | 12–4 | |||||||||
Philadelphia | 9–7 | 11–5 | 5–11 | 9–7 | 5–11 | — | 8–7 | 9–6–1 | |||||||||
Providence | 7–9 | 13–3 | 5–11 | 9–6 | 4–12 | 7–8 | — | 8–8 | |||||||||
St. Louis | 8–8–1 | 4–12 | 2–14–1 | 4–9 | 4–12 | 6–9–1 | 8–8 | — |
1885 Providence Grays | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Barney Gilligan | 71 | 252 | 54 | .214 | 0 | 12 |
1B | Joe Start | 101 | 374 | 103 | .275 | 0 | 41 |
2B | Jack Farrell | 68 | 257 | 53 | .206 | 1 | 19 |
SS | Arthur Irwin | 59 | 218 | 39 | .179 | 0 | 14 |
3B | Jerry Denny | 83 | 318 | 71 | .223 | 3 | 24 |
OF | Paul Radford | 105 | 371 | 90 | .243 | 0 | 32 |
OF | Cliff Carroll | 104 | 426 | 99 | .232 | 1 | 40 |
OF | Paul Hines | 98 | 411 | 111 | .270 | 1 | 35 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Charley Bassett | 82 | 285 | 41 | .144 | 0 | 16 |
Con Daily | 60 | 223 | 58 | .260 | 0 | 19 |
Lon Knight | 25 | 81 | 13 | .160 | 0 | 8 |
Tim Manning | 10 | 35 | 2 | .057 | 0 | 0 |
Denny Lyons | 4 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
Wyman Andrus | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Hines | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Crane | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Charles Radbourn | 49 | 445.2 | 28 | 21 | 2.20 | 154 |
Dupee Shaw | 49 | 399.2 | 23 | 26 | 2.57 | 194 |
Jim McCormick | 4 | 37.0 | 1 | 3 | 2.43 | 8 |
Edgar Smith | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1 |
Charlie Hallstrom | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.00 | 0 |
John Ward | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 3 |
Sam Kimber | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.25 | 4 |
John Foley | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 2 |
Bill Stellberger | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.88 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Paul Radford | 3 | 18.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.85 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Ed Seward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Lon Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |
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